Scripture Verse

O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. Psalm 57:7

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Psalms and Hymns 1743.

Music: Mid­dle­sex, ano­ny­mous, be­fore 1875 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart
Is fixed to tri­umph in Thy grace:
Awake, my lute, and bear a part
My glo­ry is to sing Thy praise,
Till all Thy na­ture I par­take,
And bright in all Thine im­age wake.

Thee will I praise among Thine own;
Thee will I to the world ex­tol,
And make Thy truth and good­ness known:
Thy good­ness, Lord, is ov­er all;
Thy truth and grace the hea­vens trans­cend;
Thy faith­ful mer­cies ne­ver end.

Be Thou ex­alt­ed, Lord, above
The high­est name in earth or Hea­ven;
Let ang­els sing Thy glo­ri­ous love,
And bless the name to sin­ners giv­en;
All earth and Hea­ven their king pro­claim!
Bow ev­ery knee to Je­sus’ name!